you could go anywhere, anytime
and find someone
but how will you know if he's kind?
the sun is out
but happiness only reminds you of
the people you hurt
the mistakes that you made
when you were down

and where are you now?
you're sweeping up these sorry streets
and i knew somehow
when you looked up and over me
that you could look up these words
just to understand they mean nothing to you
so write them in the sand
and watch the water wash them away

that you could sit on your front porch
and watch the wasps dive down
you could go out every night
and force cheap beer down
you could go all day
and not make a sound